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2. Statistics STATISTICS ON PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING WSC 2014 There were 215 people seated on the floor of this WSC, and of 115 seated regions, there were 112 RDs present. Le Nordet, France, and Nepal are not in attendance. We had 82 Alternate Delegates from seated regions attending, 61 from the US, 2 from Canada, and 19 from outside of the US or Canada. We had 3 translators: Japanese, Farsi, and Spanish. We were also made up of 158 men and 54 women. This year’s conference participants were from 40 countries and we spoke 21 languages.

3. WB Open Forum World Service Office Lunch and a Tour Unity Day Recovery Workshops Carrying the Message An Awakening of the Spirit Traditions Book Workshop Unity in Action And a Spanish Workshop DJ Dance Recovery Meeting Speakers from around World Argentina, Israel, Iran, Italy, and Tejas Bluebonnet World Market

4. · First Things First Regions from around the world 70s Georgia · 80s Arizona · 90s Portugal · 2000s Chile · The Ties that Bind Us Together Community Building Getting to know each other & “Why I Do Service” · Navigating the WSC Overview of the Week HRP/Translators Facilities/Resources Expenses · WSC Processes Overview of the Week · Evening Free Pre-Business Sessions

5. Old Business Motion 7M/ World Board To adopt for WSC 2014 only, the following exceptions to the WSC Rules of Order: Formal Old Business Session A. Main motions (GWSNA, page 60G) or amendments (GWSNA, page 59B) to main motions will be limited to the following: CAR motions, A motion “To approve the minutes from WSC 2012,” This motion “To adopt for WSC 2014 only, the following exceptions to the WSC Rules of Order:” B. Changes to motions and proposals will be handled in the discussion portion of the old business session. Proposed changes to motions and proposals should be submitted on a proposal form by the old business deadline at 6 pm Sunday (or if the last session Sunday runs long, a half hour after that session). Changes that would previously have been addressed by making a formal amendment will be submitted by the deadline as “an idea for changing a motion, resolution, or proposal.”

6. Old Business Motion 7, continued Formal New Business Session A. Main motions (GWSNA, page 60G) or amendments (GWSNA, page 59B) to main motions will be limited to the following: Motions to pass the project plans A motion to approve the 2014-2016 NAWS budget B. Any other new business will be treated as a proposal rather than a motion: New business proposals, including proposed changes to motions, must be submitted on a proposal form by the new business deadline, 6:00 pm Thursday night. A proposal will be treated as binding as a motion. The proposal will require the same level of support as if it were a motion. (last 2 sentences – amended per proposal Z) Carried through standing vote: 94-16-1-1 (yes-no-abstain-present not voting)(We voted yes )

7. Old Business Motion #8:It was M/ World Board To approve the 2012 World Service Conference Minutes. Carried through voice vote (we voted yes) Motion #1: It was M/ World Board To approve the draft contained in Addendum A as IP #29, An Introduction to NA Meetings, with the two revisions identified in the 2014 CAT. Carried through voice vote (we voted yes) Two Revisions: The text mistakenly refers To In Time of Illness not In Times of Illness. 2) “—our primary purpose—“ in the 2nd paragraph is removed

8. Old Business Motion 2: It was M/ World Board To adopt the following as WSC policy: “Seating at the biennial meeting of the WSC is limited to one delegate per region.” (we voted no) Motion 3:It was M/ World Board To adopt the following as WSC policy: “The World Service Conference does not automatically fund attendance of delegates. Delegates from regions that are unable to fully fund themselves may request funding from the World Board.” (we voted yes) Motions 2 and 3 both required 2/3 and both failed.

9. Old Business Motion #4:It was M/ World Board To agree in principle to move in the direction of a service system that contains group support forums: discussion-oriented gatherings focused on the needs of the group, as described by the characteristics below to be included in the GTLS as an option along with our current service units. Characteristics of a GSF: (See CAR for details) Carried through standing vote 78-28-0-1 (yes-no-abstain-present not voting) (we voted NO) (“to be included in the GTLS as an option along with our current service units” amendment AA passed with strong support)

10. Old Business Motion #5: It was M/ World Board To agree in principle to move in the direction of a service system that contains local service conferences: strategic service-oriented planning conferences as described by the characteristics below to be included in the GTLS as an option along with our current service units. Characteristics of a local service conference: (see CAR for details) Carried through standing vote 76-33-0-1 (yes-no-abstain-present not voting) (we voted NO) (“to be included in the GTLS as an option along with our current service units” amendment AB passed with strong support)

11. Old Business Motion #6:It was M/ World Board To agree in principle to move in the direction of a service system that contains local service boards: a body overseen by the local service conference that administers the work prioritized by the LSC, as described in the characteristics below to be included in the GTLS as an option along with our current service units. Characteristics of an LSB: (see CAR for details) Carried through standing vote 75-33-1-2 (yes-no-abstain-present not voting) (we voted NO) (“to be included in the GTLS as an option along with our current service units” amendment AC passed with strong support)

12. Zonal Forum Meeting The Zonal Forums met Wednesday evening. We watched the SZF video. Discussed our thoughts on the conference, including challenges. We came to consensus for a member region to turn in a proposal to seat the 2 unseated regions in our zone stating that we were unanimous in our decision. The 2 unseated regions in our zone are: Bluegrass Appalachian and Red River

13. GWSNA Discussed the types of changes to be proposed by WB in New Business Since motions 2-3 failed, there was no need to make those changes Recommending a return to regional motions in the CAR instead of proposals Removing policies not in practice HRP Changes

14. HRP (Human Resource Pool)Election Results In this session we discussed: The Nomination andElection Process There was a Q&A Session Election Results WORLD BOARD Junior B HRP Michael B Sherry V Cofacilator Laura B

15. New Business Motion #9:It was M/ World Board To approve the Fellowship Issue Discussions project plan for inclusion in the 2014–2016 NAWS, Inc. budget. Carried through voice vote (we voted no) Motion #10:It was M/ World Board To approve the Service System project plan for inclusion in the 2014–2016 Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. budget. Carried through standing vote 94-26-1-4 (yes-no-abstain-present not voting) (we voted no)

16. New Business Motion #11: It was M/ World Board To approve the Traditions Book project plan for inclusion in the 2014–2016 NAWS, Inc. budget. Carried unanimously (we voted yes) Motion #12:It was M/ World Board To approve the Public Relations project plan for inclusion in the 2014–2016 Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. budget. Carried through voice vote (we voted yes) Motion #13:It was M/ World Board To approve the 2014–2016 Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. budget. Carried through voice vote (we voted no)

17. New Business: Decisions made through Proposals Proposal M: Northern California Region To substitute the regional proposals in Addendum C of the 2014 CAR (pages 63-70) for proposal A through D. Proposals A-1 and A-2 were 2 separate ideas that call for separate discussion and should be treated individually instead of “summarized”. Final Straw Poll: 49-46 (yes-no) (we voted no)

18. New Business: Decisions made through Proposals Proposal L:California Mid-State Region To provide original regional proposal submitted by California Mid-State Region to all conference participants for discussion. See page 49 of Conference Report. Strong Support (we voted yes) Proposal BA: World Board To remove, as identified in the 2014 CAT, the language “Approximately halfway through each conference cycle” from the HRP External Guidelines found on page 21 of GWSNA. Strong Support (we voted yes)

19. New Business: Decisions made through Proposals Proposal H2: Eastern New York Region To seat the region from Dominican Republic. Proposal supported: 89-28-1-10 (yes-no-abstain- present not voting) (we voted yes)

20. New Business: Decisions made through Proposals Proposal BC: World Board For changes to GWSNA and the WSC Rules regarding decision making at the WSC, to identify the following as items that we are willing to make decisions about at WSC 2014 and those that will be brought back to WSC 2016. For decision at WSC 2014: 1. Decisions at the WSC are binding, whether made by motion or proposal, and require the same majority for support as if they were a motion. 2. To clarify in GWSNA and the WSC Rules the terms used for straw polls and decisions and what majority they represent. 3. That only motions from seated regions or the World Board appear in the Conference Agenda Report and those motions are what will be considered in the formal old business session. 4. Proposals will continue to be used for ideas to change any CAR motions in the old business discussion sessions. All ideas to change or modify old business should be considered in the discussion sessions.

21. New Business: Decisions made through Proposals Proposal BC:World Board, continued 5. New business will continue to use proposals for all ideas with the exception of the NAWS Budget and project plans. 6. When the draft of GWSNA for the conference cycle is finalized, it will be sent to conference participants for a ninety day review. We treat a lack of response as no objection. Ideas to be developed for the future include: 1. A process and mechanism for forwarding, considering, and evolving ideas for discussions. 2. To continue to develop ideas about utilizing CBDM at the WSC. The World Board will be responsible for this but will be asking delegates for ideas and input and may create a virtual workgroup that includes current or recent conference participants to assist in the upcoming cycle. Unanimous support (we voted yes)

22. New Business: Decisions made through Proposals Proposal BB: World Board To remove those policies identified in the 2014 CAT as those not currently in practice from GWSNA. This includes zonal reports at the WSC, distribution of audio recording of the WSC, and terms no longer in use. Strong Support (we voted yes) Proposal BL: Sweden Region To form a workgroup out of delegates, that will suggest a format for a sharing session at the WSC 2016 for RD’s, to talk to each other in order to foster unity. For that workgroup to have a liaison from WB during the next cycle. The workgroup will communicate via Skype and email = no costs for WSC or NAWS. The final format for the sharing session will be provided to the WB before the end of February 2016. Strong Support (we voted yes)

23. New Business: Proposal Committed to the WB Proposal AS: Wisconsin Region The Wisconsin Region of Narcotics Anonymous wishes to propose that beginning at the 2016 WSC, the mechanism for decision making be geared toward a Consensus Oriented Decision Making (CODM) process.

24. New Business: Proposals Submitted as Input to the WB Proposal AY: South Florida Region Change Motion 12. To add to the end of Objective 1 of the PR Project Plan the following: “This new PR pamphlet will be made available for fellowship review for a period of 6 months.” Proposal AZ: South Florida Region Change Motion 12. To remove researchers from PR Project Plan Objective.

25. New Business: Proposals Submitted as Input to the WB Proposal AG:Northern New York Region To determine a means of allowing submissions of both proposals and motions into the CAR as Old Business. Each would have criteria appropriate to its format and actionable decision making process. Motions would be more direct statements of accomplishing a specified outcome with how it is to be accomplished included. Proposals would be statements of an idea of or towards a desired outcome with the means of accomplishingthat developed through discussion.

26. New Business: Proposals Submitted as Input to the WB Proposal AL:Carolina Region To suggest changes which reflect current World Service Conference practices to the Guide to World Services NA (GWSNA). Intent: To provide the WSC participants clear understandings of the methods which are used for discussion and decision making processes at the World Service Conference. (this one is lengthy and can be found in the 2014 WSC Draft Summary of Decisions.)

27. New Business: Proposals Submitted as Input to the WB Proposal AM: Carolina Region To suggest new WSC practices to the Guide to World Services NA as guidelines for member regions and the world board to work together to present motions, proposals, resolutions for consideration in the Conference Agenda Report. Intent: To provide the WSC participants written guidance in the process for submitting proposals, motions, and resolutions for WSC business sessions. (this one is lengthy and can be found in the 2014 WSC Draft Summary of Decisions.)

28. New Business: Proposals Submitted as Input to the WB Proposal AN:Carolina Region To increase the number of days prior to the WSC for NA Regions, NAWS and the World Board to work together, in a spirit of unity, to develop proposals, motions, and resolutions for submission to the Conference Agenda Report. Intent: To provide adequate time for WSC participants to work together in the creation of proposals, motions, and resolutions for WSC discussion and business sessions. (this one is lengthy and can be found in the 2014 WSC Draft Summary of Decisions.)

29. New Business: Proposals Submitted as Input to the WB Proposal AF: Northern New York Region To develop a form showing simple and clear stream of causality or cause and effect for the various methods of achieving direction, conscience, and decision. This would apply to straw polling, resolutions, proposals, and motions and show a clear and concise “if this…then that” for each as well as the relationship between each and discussion sessions and formal business sessions. This document or form would not be hard policy as much as it would be a common and easily understood platform for conscience, discussion and decision making.

30. New Business: Proposals Submitted as Input to the WB Proposal AH: Connecticut Region To place any proposed project plans that would seek to eventually create new recovery literature, or would ultimately affect groups or local service delivery, in the Conference Agenda Report and not in the Conference Approval Track materials. A simplified summary of the proposed project plan (without the details of what KRA’s and objectives the project would address) would be acceptable.

31. New Business: Proposals Submitted as Input to the WB Proposal BM: Pacific Cascade Region The board create a vehicle (perhaps in a clearly defined section of CAR) for regions to submit ideas/topics for discussion by the fellowship prior to the conference that will be prioritized by the fellowship/conference participants further workshopped in 2-3 breakout sessions at the WSC. Also, for the results of workshops to be included in the draft record of the conference.

32. New Business: Proposals Submitted as Input to the WB Proposal BK: Alaska Region For World Board to consider zonal body formed geographically with vote based on addict population of zone meeting every two years. This body will work on such things as “NA needs” having extensive round tables and discussion groups coming to a conscience that can be voted at the meeting. The vote will be used at the beginning of the meeting to get a feel for the body. Then zonal reps can round table to get fellowship conscience. That can be forwarded to the conference.

33. More on Proposals Proposals not supported in straw polls Y, P, W, E, AD, F, I, B2 California Mid-State Regional Proposal from Conference Report - Replaces D1 (per Proposal L) C1, D2, BI, J1, AT, AR, H1, AU, BN, BF, AJ, BG, BP, AQ, AO, BH, K, AI, AP Proposals made and withdrawn V, X, B1, AV, AE, AX, BD, AW, BE, BJ, BO, AK

35. We heard stories and saw videos of Fellowship Development Fellowship Development North America Canada Latin America Middle East Iran Afghanistan Asia Pacific Eastern Europe Russia EDM Africa AND MORE

36. Norway put a booth up next to a needle exchange! Ecuador puts signs on vans riding down the street! H&I in Brazil spoke to inmates in the yard behind bars, still. Hungarian fellowship was given certificate from minister of social affairs. Also a certificate recognizing NA as NGO in Iran. This was a 32 month effort, collaboration with the Ayatollah, 2 presidents, 290 parliament  members and Iran drug control headquarters. Now NA is an NGO in Iran and Hungary. In Geneva we were at an Opioid Conference because the professionals there did not know about NA. Public Relations is HOT!

37. Mexico had a music festival with 220,000 people at the festival 17-35 ages. They handed out 60,000 meeting lists. And will be back in 2015. 2013 China: Macau invited NA to the International Federation of NGO's for the prevention of Drug and Substance abuse.  While they were not overly pleased to see us there, after hearing about how effective NA was...all the republic sponsored treatments would be hearing about NA and starting NA. Hong Kong is willing to bring meetings to Macau for possible growth in China for the very first time. And Getting HOTTER!

38. Staff and Offices 5 physical offices, 2 are distribution centers only. USA – Chatsworth, CA (46 staff) Canada (2) distribution Belgium (2) Iran (8) India (1 contractor) distribution WEBINARS PR, RSOs, step-writing, Conference participants, SSP field test communities, Conference participant In coming cycle: Traditions Project, SSP NAWS Report

39. NAWS Publications • NAWS News: 1109 paper, 20,127 e-subs, 6 languages • NA Way: Paper, 17,500 • Nearly 25,000 downloads eversion • WSO Iran sells 20,000-25,000 per issue • Reaching out: 11,146 paper, 23,828 downloads • If you still get paper, if you don’t need it, ask to get pubs online. • E-lit: Apple • iTunes format & • Amazon Kindle • Basic Text, • It Works, • Living Clean, • Sponsorship • Meeting locator app has exponentially passed • expectations • Please, make • sure meeting • info is correct. NAWS Report

40. Additional IT • Updating Accounting software/shopping cart Changing entire system. • E-blasts: over 100,000 email addresses. • Apps: Apple iOS/Android • Just for Today/Meeting Locator • Working on developing additional mobile apps – particularly Step Working Guide. • Translations • 130 countries, • 76 languages • 380 active LTC projects • FIPT • PLEASE, report • to NAWS illicit • literature printing • & distribution. NAWS Report

41. Literature • Distribution • Some RSOs • in trouble past • few years. • Today NAWS contacts not only the RSO when in arrears, but also RD, AD, RSC Chair. • Upcoming cycle we will talk more about lit distribution • WCNA 35 • 19,100 pre-registrants, • including 900 newcomer • packages • WCNA 36 • 2015 in Rio de Janeiro NAWS Report

42. Finances NAWS=2 businesses in 1 Publishing/service YTD gross lit sales $687k over budget as of March 2014 (FY ends June) – folks purchased more lit than normal the end of 2013 because of upcoming price increase (January price increase 10% (BT 5%). Living Clean sales were more than $570k for this period, $285k over budget Specific expense savings. Printing- increasing numbers of inventory items in-house Remain very selective about PR/FS travel Continue printing and distributing items from locations around the world. NAWS Report

43. Planning Our Future For the first time, at this conference we planned a series of sessions to build consensus on an issue— our collective future as a global service body. There were five “Planning Our Future” sessions scheduled at this conference. Each of the five sessions built on the previous so that we began with a common understanding of the issues and concluded with a discussion of possible options for the future of a worldwide service body. Session One: We reviewed some history of this issue as well as a snapshot of the NA fellowship today For sessions two, three, and four, conference participants split into breakout sessions to discuss a series of specific questions. The combined results from each of those breakout sessions were presented prior to the following Planning Our Future session. We have included the combined results in the WSC 2014 Draft Summary of Decisions.

44. Planning Our Future Session Two: What are the needs of the NA fellowship now and for the next five years? [The mindmapresults from this session are included on the following page.] Session Three: What are the reason(s) we need to come together as a worldwide body to satisfy NA’s needs and bring us closer to our vision? [The mind-map results from this session are included after 1stmind-map.] Session Four: What are some options for a future global body? [The summarized results from each room are included on p. 30 of the Draft Summary] For session five, we once again gathered together as a whole body to talk about the results of each break-out session and begin to discuss where we go from here. A facilitator from each break-out session reviewed the common thoughts in Session Four about options for a future global body. Session Five: How do we get there?

47. Moving Forward CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT BULLETIN BOARD o Keep it? Strong Support o Posting by conference participants only? Strong Support o Viewable to others or remain as is? Remain as is ZONAL BOUNDARIES o Want a map Strong Support We will send a zonal list with member communities and contact information as soon as we get more information from conference participants. Boundaries and other details to be provided to wb@na.org.

48. Moving Forward IDTs Because business ran so long at the conference, we had to cut the IDT session. More will be revealed ... Whatever we choose, it only works with your involvement. VIRTUAL WORKGROUPS a. WSC Processes Workgroup b. WSC 2016 Sharing Session Submission of interested names to wb@na.org by the end of May 2014 for these workgroups WSC EVALUATION If we created an online version would some of you complete it? Strong Support We will create one, and we will send link by email.